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Indian Airforce
IAF is responsible for safeguarding the Indian territories along with Indian airspace. It has to protect the national security of the entire country along with the armed forces by defending the national interests. The Indian Army troops get air support from IAF during battlefield. It also provides deliberate and planned airlift capabilities.
Objectives of the IAF
- Ensuring the national securities to the Indian airspace.
- Planning aerial activities during conflict and safeguarding the national safety.
- Working for safeguarding Indian borders and territories along with the armed forces which include Army and navy.
Indian Armed Forces
The entire security of the nation is mainly depends upon the three armed forces Army, Navy, and AirForce along with additional security services, which keep the track of safety of national borders and territories against the attacks by the enemies using land, air, and water routes.
Organization
The Indian Air Force has five operational and two functional commands. The Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief having rank of Air Marshal is the head of each command. The operational command uses aircraft in military operations. The functional commands help in making entire combat ready for the battle.
The President of India is considered to be the Supreme Commander of Indian armed forces. The Commander-in-chief having the rank of Air Chief Marshal is called as the Commander of the Indian Air Force. He has seven officers of the rank Air Marshal assist him.
- Vice Chief of the Air Staff
- Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
- Air Officer in Charge of Administration
- Deputy Military Secretary
- Air Officer in Charge of Personnel
- Air Officer in Charge of Maintenance
- Inspector General of Flight Safety.
Commands and structure
IAF is having five operational and two functional commands. The Command is led by Air Marshal. The main function of the operational command is conducting military operations within its area of working using aircraft. The responsibility of functional commands is maintaining combat readiness.It also has Training Command centers, operational training schools, advanced training centers.
The Main Five Commands - Operational
The Central Air Command (CAC) is situated in Uttar Pradesh (Allahabad), Eastern Air Command (EAC) is situated in Meghalaya (Shillong), Southern Air Command (SAC) is located Kerala ( Thiruvananthapuram), and South Western Air Command (SWAC) is located in Gujarat (at Gandhinagar), Western Air Command (WAC) is located at New Delhi (Subroto Park)
The Main Two Commands - Functional
Training Command (TC) is the one of the biggest training command centres situated in Karnataka at Bangalore and the Maintenance Command (MC) is the only maintenance center situated at Nagpur, Maharashtra
Bases
The total numbers of bases which are in operations are about 60. These bases are divided into four regions. The base is commanded by Air Commander.
Wings
A Wing can be formed with the interface between a Command and a Squadron. It combines three IAF Squadrons and one Helicopter Unit and is commanded by Group Captain.
Squadrons
The actual field units which are based on the static locations are called as Squadrons. It is considered as sub unit of air force station. It is commanded by officer of rank Group captain.
Officers
Anybody who is Indian by citizenship can become an officer in the IAF, once they fulfill the eligibility criterion. To apply for the IAF services, there are four entry points which can help an eligible person in becoming an officer. The IAF selects the officers from the list of applicants and send them for training in the nearest training centers. The eligibility for any candidate will be between 18 to 28 years of age.